bullhead

/'bulhed/

Thân thiện

A fisherman holds up a bullhead he just caught from the river.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A type of freshwater catfish: A bullhead is any of several common freshwater catfishes found in the United States, typically having a broad head and no scales.
   • A type of sculpin: A bullhead is also a freshwater sculpin (a type of fish) characterized by a large, flattened head with bony plates and hornlike spines.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • We caught a brown bullhead while fishing in the lake.
  • The bullhead hid under a rock in the stream.

Advanced Usage

• "Stubborn as a bullhead": An informal simile describing a very stubborn or obstinate person, drawing on the fish's tough, headstrong nature.
  • He won't change his mind; he's as stubborn as a bullhead.

Variants and Related Words

• Bullheaded (adj): Stubborn, obstinate.
  • His bullheaded refusal to listen caused many problems.

Synonyms

• Catfish (for the first meaning): A general term for fish with whisker-like barbels.
• Sculpin (for the second meaning): A type of bottom-dwelling fish, often with spiny heads.

Related Idioms

• "Bullheadedness": The quality of being stubborn or obstinate.
  • Her bullheadedness made the negotiation very difficult.

Học thuật

Noun

1. any of several common freshwater catfishes of the United States
2. freshwater sculpin with a large flattened bony-plated head with hornlike spines

Từ đồng nghĩa

• bullhead catfish